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Measuring Up?

Supply Chain Shaman

The first step in the journey is to analyze balance sheet results and understand industry trends. To help, in this post, we provide you with some insights for the period of 2006-2015. The analysis is for two time periods: 2006-2015 and 2009-2015. A Look at History. Organizational structure matters. Resiliency.

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RFID in the Supply Chain: Fizzling Technology or the Future of Effective SCM?

GlobalTranz

In 2003, Walmart announced that all of its suppliers would need to have Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags on all pallets and cases by 2006. WHITE PAPER] The Top Supply Chain Trends that Will Impact Supply Chain Management in 2018. Passive RFID tags, on the other hand, rely on power sources within external RFID tag readers.

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The Coffee Pot Conversation That Will Not Happen

Supply Chain Shaman

Initially, I worked with Arizona State statistics professors and graduate students to correlate market factors to 2006-2012 data.) The Supply Chains to Admire webinar is on June 16th at 11:00 EST. At the webinar, gain insights to the winners and the industry trends. I hope to see you there!

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Is Covid-19 the Death of Global Supply Chains?

Supply Chain Game Changer

Many supply chain, sourcing & procurement teams have been asked to row upstream without a paddle during this time of crisis. Many trusted sources accredit global GDP growth during the last 15–20 years, widely to the spread of globalization. This raises the question…. Is COVID19 the death of Global Supply Chains?

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Built for Yesterday’s Consumer: The Demise of Malls and Traditional Distribution Networks

Talking Logistics

percent in 2006 to 3.4 Data Sources: “The Economics (and Nostalgia) of Dead Malls” (New York Times) and “America’s Shopping Malls Are Dying A Slow, Ugly Death (Business Insider). Data Source: “E-Commerce and Logistics Real Estate,” Prologis, July 2014. percent in 2014.

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Transforming Consumer Value Chains: Navigating The Power Shift to the Shopper

Supply Chain Shaman

Overall Trends in Consumer Value Networks. When we do these types of analysis, we look back at the data as far as we can reach (Y chart data is available only back to 2006 in a reliable form) and then we look at the period of 2006-2014 and the more recent period of 2011-2014. Also note the sluggish trends in operating margins.

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SCRC Supply Chain Index contributes again to the 2021 Wall Street Journal Top 250 Best Managed Companies

NC State SCRC

Supply Market Intelligence (SMI) is the mechanism by which organizations make as complete analysis as possible of a current or targeted supply base, including adoption of supplier-specific and market risks (Handfield, 2006). A major disruption in the offshore supply chain can shut down a company and have dire consequences for profitability.